Even though progress has been made, these prisoners are still subject to brutal conditions. He spoke specifically about the culture around the detention center and t he pressure the United States Central Intelligence Agency placed on interrogators.
He continued describing torture tactics, including stress positions and mock burials that were used for extended periods of time in order to extract potential information from prisoners.
In the United States, prisoners have called out prisons in the South that do not provide air conditioning, that have caused extreme effects on prisoners, including fatal head stroke McCullough In other prisons in Honduras, prisoners suffer from extreme overcrowding, resulting in increased agitation and protests among prisoners.
In December , 16 prisoners were killed due to rival gang violence. The United States has ignored civil rights and liberties of prisoners, reducing them to second-class citizens and denying a potential for humanity, forgiveness, rehabilitation or reintegration into society. In moving forward, if there is a switch in the United States administration, there may be a possibility that the detention center could close. With only 40 prisoners to relocate, a future administration may be more capable to negotiate a mutual agreement with Cuba in order to close the detention center.
Skip to main content. You are here Home. By Mia Bristol. Kathleen T. Retrieved Thursday, February 6, Lily Rothman. Retrieved Saturday, February 1, American Civil Liberties Union. Human Rights Watch. Carol Rosenberg. The New York Times. Andrew Buncombe. The Independent. Julian Borger. Interest in the secretive Gitmo spiked in over the human and legal rights of prisoners held there.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin notably compared the American military wardens at Gitmo to Nazis and gulag operators on account of their interrogation tactics.
These tactics were widely reported to include denial of food and drink and subjection to extreme temperatures, which violate the Geneva Convention rules for humane treatment of prisoners of war. Later accounts reported more forms of torture, including waterboarding , forcing prisoners to stand for long periods of time, making them go without clothing, disrespecting their holy texts, and subjecting them to months-long periods of isolation.
Legal concerns centered on the indefinite detention of the captives without charge or trial. Barack Obama pledged to close Gitmo as part of his presidential campaign, though this promise dogged his entire presidency due in part to resistance to detaining the prisoners on U. Like Durbin in the past, high-ranking U. Gitmo is also widely used in domestic and international condemnation of the prison.
During the presidential campaign, for instance, some Trump supporters spoke and wrote online of sending Hillary Clinton to Gitmo. May 30, - A Saudi detainee is found dead from apparent suicide. June 12, - The US Supreme Court rules that detainees have a constitutional right to challenge their detentions.
He's charged with transporting Osama Bin Laden and some missiles in connection with terrorist activity. August 6, - Hamdan is found guilty of five counts of material support to a terror organization. He is later sentenced to five years and six months in prison. November 13, - US Attorney General Eric Holder announces that five detainees, accused of complicity in the September 11th attacks, will be transferred to New York to stand trial in a civilian court.
Five other detainees will be transferred to the United States and have their cases heard before military commissions. December 15, - The Obama administration announces that between detainees will be moved to an empty prison in Thomson, Illinois. Khadr is sentenced to 40 years in prison but will serve eight years as part of his plea agreement.
April 24, - Nearly classified US military documents obtained by WikiLeaks reveal details about the alleged terrorist activities of al Qaeda operatives captured and housed at the detention center. May 18, - A detainee identified as Inayatullah aka Hajji Nassim dies by suicide in his cell. September 8, - A detainee is found dead in his cell.
Ten of the detainees are being force-fed, according to Durand. April 13, - Detainees wielding "improvised weapons" clash with guards. April 22, - US spokesman Lt. Todd Breasseale says that 84 detainees are currently on hunger strikes, more than half of the people being held.
May 16, - Army Lt. Samuel House announces that of the detainees are on hunger strikes, with 30 being fed by tubes. Three have been hospitalized. May 23, - In a speech at the National Defense University, Obama calls on Congress to close the detention center by saying, "Given my administration's relentless pursuit of al Qaeda's leadership, there is no justification beyond politics for Congress to prevent us from closing a facility that should never have been opened.
June 6, - US spokesman Capt. Durand says that detainees remain on hunger strikes. September - The Office of the Director of National Intelligence releases a report, saying that some former detainees are returning to terrorist activity after being released. The study says that of the detainees who've been released, of them have resumed fighting against the United States. December 31, - The final three ethnic Chinese Uyghur detainess are transferred to Slovakia. February - Detainee Fawzi Odah files a lawsuit relating to the upcoming completion of US combat operations in Afghanistan.
His lawyers argue that to hold detainees after the end of active hostilities is a violation of the Geneva Conventions. Kessler rules that he must be forcibly fed because of the "very real probability that Mr.
Dhiab will die. Bowe Bergdahl. Bergdahl without giving Congress the appropriate notice. November 5, - Detainee Odah is released. He will be repatriated to Kuwait where he will remain in custody for a year, in a rehabilitation program.
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